2012 NFL Draft
General Information | |
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Date(s) | April 26–28, 2012 |
Time |
8:00 pm EDT (April 26) 7:00 pm EDT (April 27) Noon EDT (April 28) |
Location |
Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY |
TV coverage (US) | ESPN, NFL Network |
Overview | |
253 total selections in 7 rounds | |
First selection |
Andrew Luck, QB Indianapolis Colts |
Mr. Irrelevant |
Chandler Harnish, QB Indianapolis Colts |
Most selections (11) | Cleveland Browns |
Fewest selections (5) | New Orleans Saints |
The 2012 NFL draft was the 77th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting",[1] was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from April 26–28.[2][3][4][5] The Indianapolis Colts, who compiled the league's worst record in the 2011 season with a 2–14 record, had the right to the first selection.[6]
On April 24, Indianapolis general manager Ryan Grigson announced that the team would take Andrew Luck as their first pick, saying it was "the right thing to do" in anticipation of the "media gauntlet" Luck would face in the days leading up to the draft.[7] Luck, being highly regarded as one of the best quarterback prospects in years, had been the subject of the "Suck for Luck" campaigns by fans hoping their teams would end up with the worst record in the 2011 season so they would have the chance to draft Luck. Something rare occurred when the first and last picks in the draft were quarterbacks taken by the same team.[8]
Even at a relatively early stage, the strength of the quarterbacks in the 2012 class had been noted. For the first time since the 1970 merger, five rookie quarterbacks would start during opening week – first-round draft picks Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, and Brandon Weeden, as well as third-rounder Russell Wilson.[9][10] By season's end, three more rookie quarterbacks would start their first games – third-round draft pick Nick Foles, fourth-rounder Kirk Cousins, and sixth-rounder Ryan Lindley.[11][12][13] Undrafted quarterbacks Austin Davis, Case Keenum, and Kellen Moore, who were each signed to teams following the draft, as well as second-round draft pick Brock Osweiler, would each eventually win starting quarterback positions during later seasons. Luck, Griffin, and Wilson would be named to the Pro Bowl following the conclusion of the regular season, while Foles would be recognized a season later.
In the draft, a record 5 players not from the United States were drafted, being Canadians Tyrone Crawford (drafted 81st overall by the Dallas Cowboys) and Philip Blake (drafted 108th overall by the Denver Broncos), Angolan Christo Bilukidi (drafted 189th overall by Oakland Raiders), Englishman Jack Crawford (drafted 158th overall by Oakland), and German Markus Kuhn (drafted 239th overall by the New York Giants).[14]
The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:
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Early entrants
A record 65 underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves eligible to be selected in the draft.[15] Of the 65 eligible underclassmen, 44 (or 67.7%) were drafted.[16]
The selection of Luck, a junior, marked the fourth straight draft where the first overall selection was an underclassman. Since non-seniors were first eligible to be drafted in 1990, fifteen first overall picks (including seven of the last eight) have been players who have entered the draft early.[17] Eight of the first ten players chosen in this draft were non-seniors, which matched the record set in the previous draft. Mark Barron and Ryan Tannehill were the only two seniors among the first ten draftees.
Determination of draft order
The draft order is generally based on each team's record from the previous season, with teams who qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.[18]
Player selections
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Supplemental draft
A supplemental draft was held on July 12, 2012. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. 8 players were available, but only 1 was selected.[24]
Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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2 | - | Cleveland Browns | Gordon, JoshJosh Gordon † | WR | Baylor | Big 12 |
Notable undrafted players
† | = Pro Bowler[N 1] |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
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Baltimore Ravens | Tucker, JustinJustin Tucker † | K | Texas | Big 12 | Made 30–33 field goals during rookie season and Super Bowl XLVII Champion. First team All-Pro in 2013 season. Holds the highest all-time career NFL Field Goal percentage (as of 2015). |
Cincinnati Bengals | Burfict, VontazeVontaze Burfict † | LB | Arizona State | Pac-12 | Led the Bengals with 127 tackles during rookie season. Also recorded 1 sack and 2 fumble recoveries. Led the NFL in tackles in 2013 |
Cleveland Browns | Gipson, TashaunTashaun Gipson † | S | Wyoming | MW | Named starting free safety for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Finished 5th in the NFL in interceptions in 2013, finished 2nd in 2014 |
Dallas Cowboys | Leary, RonaldRonald Leary | G | Memphis | C-USA | Named starting left guard for the 2013 and 2014 seasons |
Dallas Cowboys | Beasley, ColeCole Beasley | WR | Southern Methodist University | C-USA | Starting WR for Cowboys |
Denver Broncos | Ihenacho, DukeDuke Ihenacho | S | San Jose State | WAC | Named starting strong safety for 2013 season |
Indianapolis Colts | Whalen, GriffGriff Whalen | WR | Stanford | Pac-12 | Starting return specialist for 3 seasons |
Miami Dolphins | Smith, JacquiesJacquies Smith | DE | Missouri | Big 12 | Led the Buccaneers in sacks in 2014 |
New York Jets | Harrison, DamonDamon Harrison | DT | William Penn | MSFA | Starting defensive tackle for the Jets in 2013 and 2014 |
Oakland Raiders | King, MarquetteMarquette King | P | Fort Valley State | SIAC | Starting punter for the Raiders since 2013 |
St. Louis Rams | Hekker, JohnnyJohnny Hekker † | P | Oregon State | Pac-12 | Pro Bowl Punter |
St. Louis Rams | McLeod, RodneyRodney McLeod | FS | Virginia | ACC | Starting free safety for the Philadelphia Eagles |
Seattle Seahawks | Coleman, DerrickDerrick Coleman | FB | UCLA | Pac-12 | First deaf offensive player in the NFL. Super Bowl XLVIII champion |
Seattle Seahawks | Kearse, JermaineJermaine Kearse | WR | Washington | Pac-12 | Caught game-winning TD in 2013 & 2014 NFC Championship game. Super Bowl XLVIII champion, in which he caught a TD. |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- Round one
- ↑ No. 2: St. Louis → Washington (PD). St. Louis traded this selection to Washington for first-round selections in 2012 (6th), 2013 (22nd), and 2014 (2nd), and a 2012 second-round selection (39th).[source 1] After a number of subsequent trades over the next two drafts, St. Louis ended up turning this pick (and its 2013 sixth-round selection) into the following players: OT Greg Robinson, LB Alec Ogletree, WR Stedman Bailey, RBs Zac Stacy and Isaiah Pead, DT Michael Brockers, CB Janoris Jenkins and G Rokevious Watkins.[source 2]
- ↑ No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Cleveland for their first (4th), fourth (118th), fifth (139th), and seventh round (211th) selections this year.[source 3]
- ↑ No. 4: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Browns.[source 3]
- ↑ No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Jacksonville for their first (7th) and fourth round (101st) selections this year.[source 4]
- ↑ No. 6: multiple trades:
- No. 6: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.[source 1]
- No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Dallas for their first (14th) and second round (45th) selections this year.[source 5]
- ↑ No. 7: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.[source 4]
- ↑ No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia (D). Seattle traded this selection to Philadelphia for their first (15th), fourth (114th), and sixth round (172nd) selections this year.[source 6]
- ↑ No. 14: Dallas → St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas.[source 5]
- ↑ No. 15: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.[source 6]
- ↑ No. 17: Oakland → Cincinnati (PD). Oakland traded this selection and their 2013 second-round selection (37th) to Cincinnati for quarterback Carson Palmer. The 2013 selection would have become Oakland's first-rounder if Oakland had made it to the 2012–13 AFC Championship game.[source 7][source 8]
- ↑ No. 21: Cincinnati → New England (D). Cincinnati traded this selection to New England for their first (27th) and third round (93rd) selections this year.[source 9]
- ↑ No. 22: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). Atlanta traded this selection, a fourth-round (118th) selection, and their first-, second-, and fourth-round selections in the 2011 NFL Draft (No. 27, after all trades and the clock expiring on their original pick, Baltimore selected Jimmy Smith; No. 59, Cleveland selected Greg Little; and No. 124, Cleveland selected Owen Marecic) to Cleveland for Cleveland's 2011 first-round selection (No. 6, used to select Julio Jones).[source 10]
- ↑ No. 25: Denver → New England (D). Denver traded this selection to New England for their first (31st) and fourth round (126th) selections this year.[source 9]
- ↑ No. 27: multiple trades:
- No. 27: New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded this selection and their 2011 second-round selection (No. 56, New England selected Shane Vereen) to New England for New England's first-round selection in the 2011 Draft (No. 28, New Orleans selected Mark Ingram).[source 11]
- No. 27: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.[source 9]
- ↑ No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota (D). Baltimore traded this selection to Minnesota for their second (35th) and fourth round (98th) selections this year.[source 12]
- ↑ No. 31: multiple trades:
- No. 31: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England.[source 9]
- No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay (D). Denver traded this selection and their fourth round (126th) selection to Tampa for their second (36th) and fourth round (101st) selections this year.[source 13]
- Round two
- ↑ No. 35: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota.[source 12]
- ↑ No. 36: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.[source 13]
- ↑ No. 39: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.[source 1]
- ↑ No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets (D). Seattle traded this selection to the New York Jets for New York's second (47th), fifth (154th), and seventh round (232nd) selections.[source 14]
- ↑ No. 45: multiple trades:
- No. 45: Dallas → St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas.[source 5]
- No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Chicago for their second (50th) and fifth round (150th) selections this year.[source 15]
- ↑ No. 47: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.[source 14]
- ↑ No. 48: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this selection and a 2011 seventh-round selection (No. 219, New England selected Malcolm Williams) to New England for New England's third- and fourth-round selections in 2011 (Nos. 92 and 125, Oakland selected Joseph Barksdale and Taiwan Jones, respectively).[source 16]
- ↑ No. 50: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago.[source 15]
- ↑ No. 51: multiple trades:
- No. 51: Arizona → Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Philadelphia for QB Kevin Kolb.[source 17]
- ↑ No. 58: Houson → Tampa Bay (D). Houston traded this selection and their seventh round (233rd) selection to Tampa Bay for their third (68th) and fourth round (126th) selections.[source 19]
- ↑ No. 59: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay.[source 18]
- ↑ No. 62: New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded this selection to Green Bay for their third (90th) and fifth round (163rd) selections.[source 20]
- Round three
- ↑ No. 67: Cleveland → Denver (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Denver for their third (87th) and fourth round (120th) selections.[source 21]
- ↑ No. 68: Tampa Bay → Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.[source 19]
- ↑ No. 69: Washington → Buffalo (D). Washington traded this selection to Buffalo for their third (71st) and seventh round (217th) selections.[source 22]
- ↑ No. 71: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington → Buffalo.[source 22]
- ↑ No. 73: multiple trades:
- No. 73: Carolina → Chicago (PD). Carolina traded this selection to Chicago for tight end Greg Olsen.[source 23]
- No. 73: Chicago → Miami (PD). Chicago traded this selection and a 2013 third-round selection (82nd) to Miami for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.[source 24]
- No. 73: Miami → San Diego (D). Miami traded this selection to San Diego for their third (78th) and sixth round (183rd) selections.[source 25]
- ↑ No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection and their fourth-round (99th) selection to Houston for linebacker DeMeco Ryans and a third-round selection (88th).[source 26]
- ↑ No. 78: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami → San Diego.[source 25]
- ↑ No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore (D). Atlanta traded this selection to Baltimore for their third (91st) and fifth round (164th) selections.[source 27]
- ↑ No. 87: Denver → Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland → Denver.[source 21]
- ↑ No. 88: Houston → Philadelphia (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.[source 26]
- ↑ No. 90: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 62: New England → Green Bay.[source 20]
- ↑ No. 91: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore.[source 27]
- ↑ No. 92: San Francisco → Indianapolis (D). San Francisco traded this selection to Indianapolis for their fourth round (97th) selection and a fifth round selection in 2013 (157th).[source 28]
- ↑ No. 93: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.[source 9]
- Round four
- ↑ No. 97: multiple trades:
- No. 97: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). see No. 92: San Francisco → Indianapolis.[source 28]
- ↑ No. 98: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota.[source 12]
- ↑ No. 99: multiple trades:
- No. 99: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Philadelphia with a fourth-round pick in 2011 (No. 116, Philadelphia selected Casey Matthews) for a fourth-round pick in 2011 (No. 104, Tampa Bay selected Luke Stocker).[source 30]
- No. 99: Philadelphia → Houston (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.[source 26]
- ↑ No. 101: multiple trades:
- No. 101: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.[source 4]
- No. 101: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.[source 13]
- ↑ No. 103: multiple trades:
- No. 103: Miami → San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco → Miami.[source 29]
- No. 103: San Francisco → Carolina (D). San Francisco traded this selection to Carolina for their sixth round selection (180th) and a third round selection in 2013 (74th).[source 31]
- ↑ No. 108: New York Jets → Denver (PD). The Jets traded this selection and a sixth-round selection (188th) to Denver for quarterback Tim Tebow and a seventh-round selection (232nd).[source 32]
- ↑ No. 109: multiple trades:
- No. 109: Oakland → Washington (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Jason Campbell.[source 33]
- No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh (D). Washington traded this selection to Pittsburgh for their fourth (119th) and sixth round selections (193rd).[source 34]
- ↑ No. 114: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.[source 6]
- ↑ No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco (D). Detroit traded this selection to San Francisco for their fourth (125th) and sixth round selections (196th).[source 35]
- ↑ No. 118: multiple trades:
- No. 118: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). see No. 22: Atlanta → Cleveland.[source 10]
- No. 118: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.[source 3]
- ↑ No. 119: Pittsburgh → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh.[source 34]
- ↑ No. 120: Denver → Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland → Denver.[source 21]
- ↑ No. 123: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay.[source 18]
- ↑ No. 124: Baltimore → Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Buffalo for wide receiver Lee Evans.[source 36]
- ↑ No. 125: San Francisco → Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco.[source 35]
- ↑ No. 126: multiple trades:
- No. 126: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England.[source 9]
- No. 126: Denver → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.[source 13]
- No. 126: Tampa Bay → Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.[source 19]
- Round five
- ↑ No. 137: St. Louis → Denver (PD). St. Louis traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Denver in exchange for wide receiver Brandon Lloyd; the selection was later upgraded to a fifth-rounder after a condition was met in which Lloyd made a minimum of 30 receptions with St. Louis during the 2011 season.[source 37]
- ↑ No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit (D). Minnesota traded this selection and their seventh round selection (223rd) to Detroit for their seventh round selection (219th) and a fourth round selection in 2013 (102nd).[source 38]
- ↑ No. 139: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.[source 3]
- ↑ No. 145: Miami → Tennessee (D). Miami traded this selection to Tennessee for their fifth (155th) and seventh round (227th) selections.[source 39]
- ↑ No. 147: Seattle → Buffalo (PD). Seattle traded this selection and a 2011 fourth-round selection (No. 122, Buffalo selected Chris Hairston) to Buffalo for running back Marshawn Lynch.[source 40]
- ↑ No. 148: Oakland → Detroit (D). Oakland traded this selection to Detroit for their fifth (158th) and seventh-round selections (230th) this year.[source 41]
- ↑ No. 150: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago.[source 15]
- ↑ No. 154: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.[source 14]
- ↑ No. 155: Tennessee → Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami → Tennessee.[source 39]
- ↑ No. 158: Detroit → Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland → Detroit.[source 41]
- ↑ No. 160: Denver → Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection and a 2011 sixth-round selection to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn.[source 42]
- ↑ No. 163: multiple trades:
- No. 163: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 62: New England → Green Bay.[source 20]
- No. 163: New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded this selection to Green Bay for their sixth round selection (197th) and two seventh round selections (224th and 235th).[source 43]
- ↑ No. 164: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore.[source 27]
- ↑ No. 166: New England → Cincinnati (PD). New England traded this selection and a 2013 sixth-round selection (197th) to Cincinnati for wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.[source 44]
- ↑ No. 167: New York Giants → Cincinnati (PD). The Giants traded this selection to Cincinnati for linebacker Keith Rivers.[source 45]
- Round six
- ↑ No. 172: multiple trades:
- No. 172: Indianapolis → Philadelphia (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Philadelphia for offensive tackle Winston Justice and a sixth-round selection (187th) .[source 46]
- No. 172: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.[source 6]
- ↑ No. 173: Minnesota → Washington (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Donovan McNabb.[source 47] The trade also included a condition for the Vikings to add a sixth-round pick in the 2013 draft, but McNabb did not reach the playing time benchmarks that would have triggered the additional compensation.[22]
- ↑ No. 175: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). Cleveland traded this selection to Minnesota for defensive end Jayme Mitchell.[source 48]
- ↑ No. 177: Washington → Arizona (PD). Washington traded defensive end Vonnie Holliday and this selection to Arizona in exchange for running back Tim Hightower.[source 49]
- ↑ No. 179: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded this selection to New Orleans for running back Reggie Bush and a sixth-round selection (196th) .[source 50]
- ↑ No. 180: Carolina → San Francisco (D). see No. 103: San Francisco → Carolina.[source 31]
- ↑ No. 183: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami → San Diego.[source 25]
- ↑ No. 187: multiple trades:
- No. 187: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 172: Indianapolis → Philadelphia.[source 46]
- No. 187: Indianapolis → New York Jets (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to New York Jets for quarterback Drew Stanton and a seventh-round selection (214th).[source 51]
- ↑ No. 188: New York Jets → Denver (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.[source 32]
- ↑ No. 193: Pittsburgh → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh.[source 34]
- ↑ No. 194: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Joe Mays. Denver originally sent running back J. J. Arrington to Philadelphia, with the condition that if Arrington did not make Philadelphia's 53-man roster, Denver would instead send the sixth-round selection.[source 52]
- ↑ No. 196: multiple trades:
- No. 196: New Orleans → Miami (PD). see No. 179: Miami → New Orleans.[source 50]
- No. 196: Miami → San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco → Miami.[source 29]
- No. 196: San Francisco → Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco.[source 35]
- ↑ No. 197: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay → New England.[source 43]
- ↑ No. 200: New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Tracy White and a seventh-round selection (223rd).[source 53]
- Round seven
- ↑ No. 211: multiple trades:
- No. 211: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.[source 3]
- No. 211: Minnesota → Tennessee (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Tennessee for a sixth round selection in 2013 (176th).[source 54]
- ↑ No. 214: multiple trades:
- No. 214: Jacksonville → New York Jets (PD). Jacksonville traded this selection to the New York Jets for defensive back Dwight Lowery.[source 55]
- No. 214: New York Jets → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 187: Indianapolis → New York Jets.[source 51]
- ↑ No. 217: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington → Buffalo.[source 22]
- ↑ No. 219: multiple trades:
- No. 219: Seattle → Detroit (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Detroit for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus.[source 56]
- No. 219: Detroit → Minnesota (D). see No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit.[source 38]
- ↑ No. 223: multiple trades:
- No. 223: Philadelphia → New England (PD). see No. 200: New England → Philadelphia.[source 53]
- No. 223: New England → Minnesota (PD). New England traded this selection and wide receiver Randy Moss to Minnesota for a 2011 third-round selection (No. 74, New England selected Ryan Mallett).[source 57]
- No. 223: Minnesota → Detroit (D). see No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit.[source 38]
- ↑ No. 224: multiple trades:
- No. 224: New York Jets → Green Bay (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Green Bay in exchange for guard Caleb Schlauderaff.[source 58]
- No. 224: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: New England → Green Bay.[source 43]
- ↑ No. 225: Oakland → Seattle (PD). Oakland traded this selection and a conditional mid-round selection in the 2013 NFL Draft to Seattle for linebacker Aaron Curry.[source 59] The 2013 selection became the Raiders fifth-rounder (138th) after Curry lasted barely more than a year before getting cut by the Raiders.[source 60]
- ↑ No. 227: Tennessee → Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami → Tennessee.[source 39]
- ↑ No. 228: Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded this selection and cornerback David Jones to Jacksonville for safety Reggie Nelson.[source 61]
- ↑ No. 229: Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to Philadelphia for cornerback Asante Samuel.[source 62]
- ↑ No. 230: Detroit → Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland → Detroit.[source 41]
- ↑ No. 232: multiple trades:
- No. 232: Denver → New York Jets (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.[source 32]
- No. 232: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.[source 14]
- ↑ No. 233: Houston → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.[source 19]
- ↑ No. 235: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay → New England.[source 43]
- ↑ No. 238: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.[source 63]
Forfeited picks
Three picks in the 2012 draft were forfeited:
- ↑ New Orleans forfeited its second-round selection as well as a 2013 second-round selection as part of the punishment for the team's bounty scandal.[20]
- ↑ Oakland forfeited its third-round selection after selecting quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.[21]
- ↑ Detroit forfeited its sixth-round selection due to findings of tampering consisting of comments made by defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham about certain Kansas City Chiefs' players.[23]
Selections by conference
Selection totals by college conference (including supplemental draft)[25]
# | Conference | Players selected |
Division |
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1 | Southeastern Conference | 42 | I FBS |
2 | Big Ten Conference | 41 | I FBS |
3 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | I FBS |
4 | Pac-12 Conference | 28 | I FBS |
5 | Big 12 Conference | 26 | I FBS |
6 | Big East Conference | 12 | I FBS |
6 | Mountain West Conference | 12 | I FBS |
8 | Western Athletic Conference | 11 | I FBS |
9 | Conference USA | 10 | I FBS |
10 | Mid-American Conference | 8 | I FBS |
11 | Sun Belt Conference | 6 | I FBS |
12 | Independent | 5 | I FBS |
13 | Big Sky Conference | 3 | I FCS |
13 | Southern Conference | 3 | I FCS |
15 | Big South Conference | 2 | I FCS |
15 | Colonial Athletic Association | 2 | I FCS |
15 | Great West Conference | 2 | I FCS |
15 | Lone Star Conference | 2 | II |
19 | Canada West Universities Athletic Association | 1 | CIS |
19 | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
19 | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
19 | Gulf South Conference | 1 | II |
19 | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | III |
19 | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 1 | II |
19 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1 | I FCS |
19 | Southland Conference | 1 | I FCS |
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- Notes
- 1 2 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ↑ Robert Griffin III was the 2011 winner of the Heisman Trophy which is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football.[19]
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